Police search for armed man who demanded money at Bloomfield Wachovia

BLOOMFIELD — Police are searching Brookdale Park for an armed man who demanded money from a Bloomfield bank teller this afternoon, a police official said.

It happened at the Wachovia Bank at 1080 Broad St. shortly before 2:45 p.m., said Lt. Richard Wallace of the Bloomfield police.

It was not immediately clear whether the man’s attempt to rob the bank was successful or not.

Multiple agencies, including Montclair and Bloomfield police and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, are searching in the vicinity of Brookdale Park for the man, Wallace said. The FBI has been notified.

The man was described as white, 6-feet-tall, carrying a black gun and wearing a long dark shirt, dark pants and black sneakers, Wallace said.